Carnival 2025: Police draws positive balance sheet despite isolated incidents

Polizeiliche Einsatzbilanz zu Karnevalszügen im Rheinisch-Bergischen Kreis am 01.03.2025: Zuschauerzahlen, Vorfälle und Statistik.
Police mission balance sheet to carnival trains in the Rheinisch-Bergische Kreis on March 1st, 2025: number of spectators, incidents and statistics. (Symbolbild/ANAG)

Carnival 2025: Police draws positive balance sheet despite isolated incidents

Today, on March 1, 2025, reports news.de Carnival trains. The police were active in cities like Bergisch Gladbach-Bensberg, Refrath, Kürten, Leichlingen and Overath-Marialinden to ensure an orderly course of the festivities.

around 35,000 spectators gathered in Bensberg. Thanks to the high police presence and the support of the regulatory office, the train was mostly peaceful. Nevertheless, a criminal complaint was submitted for an attempted robbery of a mobile phone, and seven people received dismissal.

situation in the individual cities

In the Refrath district, around 12,000 people were on site, where the carnival train took place without any noteworthy incidents. It is different in Kürten, where a bodily harm was displayed in about 4,000 spectators, but no medical treatment of the injured person was required. In addition, two people with forbidden objects such as jumping knives and rubber layers were caught and one of the interferers received a dismissal.

Leichlingen recorded around 30,000 visitors, many of whom were alcoholic. Two people had to be referable here, and several physical arguments were prevented by the police. In an incident, the police took a person with a knife for dangerous bodily harm. Overath-Marialinden was affected with around 5,000 less viewers because no crimes became known and no police intervention was necessary.

incidents in Odenthal-Voiswinkel

in Odenthal-Voiswinkel, where the police were present on February 28, 2025, an assault and a sexual offense were reported for around 4,000 spectators. A 17-year-old suspect was temporarily arrested, while two people were released and a short-term inception was necessary.

statistical insights into violent crime

The police crime statistics for 2022 shows 521 crimes in the area of ​​violent crime in the Rheinisch-Bergische Kreis. According to rheinisch-bergischer-krei.polizei.nrw this affects an increase in 2021, where 428 crimes were recorded. In 2022, the clearance rate was 87%, with 509 suspected suspects. It is striking that 35% of these suspects were of non-German origin.

Statistics depicts the light field of crime and only includes the determined, end -processed crimes. Police crime statistics (PKS) are therefore also an important instrument for observing regional crime, the identification of the perpetrators and the planning of measures to combat crime. Politically motivated crimes and traffic offenses remain outside of this recording.

In comparison, the year 2023 recorded an increase in violent crime with 214,099 cases, the highest level since 2007. Reasons for this increase could be the increased mobility according to the covid 19 pandemic and social and economic stress. The BKA also reports of a clearance rate of 58.4% Crime indicates.

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